Cheers
Akbiyik caddesi 20, in sultanahmet, +90 5324096359. daily, 10am-2am. offers the cheapest beers in town to a crowd of travellers.
Galata Bridge
The restaurants located on the lower level of the Galata Bridge which connects Old City with Galata also double as beerhouses even if you have no intention of having something to eat. Open-air parts of these restaurants beside the bridge railings offer a beautiful view of the mosque domes and towers and the Topkapı Palace dominating the Old City's skyline.
Cafã©s
Sark Kahvesi'
Yaglikcilar caddesi 134 in the grand bazaar (http://www.sarkkahvesi.com/). the most famous cafe in the market and a time warp into days gone by, full of traders playing backgammon. turkish coffee ntl 1.5.
For something more typical, check out these cafés:
Cagaloglu Hamami Café
Prof. k.i. gurkan caddesi, cagaloglu. a cafã© located in a former hammam, dating 1741, where you can listen to live traditional turkish music.